Adrienne Arsenault is a Canadian journalist who is the Chief Correspondent of CBC News and anchor of The National since November 2017.
Adrienne Arsenault | |
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 Arsenault in 2023 | |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)[1] |
| Education | University of Western Ontario (BA, MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Title | Anchor of The National |
Early life and education
editBorn and raised in Toronto,[2] Arsenault is the daughter of Ray Arsenault (1929-2006), a Canadian television director whose credits included King of Kensington and Hockey Night in Canada, and Bette Arsenault.[3][4]
In 1986,[5] Arsenault graduated from St. Clement's School as Head Girl, the University of Western Ontario with a BA in 1990 and an MA in Journalism in 1991. While at Western, Arsenault developed her interest in broadcasting at CHRW-FM.[citation needed]
Career
editArsenault joined the CBC in 1991, as an editorial assistant and night assignment editor for CBC Toronto. She has had numerous other positions with the CBC. She spent three years as the foreign correspondent in Jerusalem. In 2006, she succeeded Don Murray as the chief London correspondent.[6]
In 2008, she was part of a small group of Western reporters who were allowed into Zimbabwe to report on that year's election in the country.[7] In 2023, she interviewed Princess Anne for CBC News.[8][9]
Awards
editArsenault was named the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's journalist of the year for 2005.[10]
Arsenault has won two Gemini Awards, in 2008, in the categories of Best Reportage and in Best News Magazine Segment and nominated for five Gemini Awards, for her work on The National, including a segment called "Healing Hikkaduwa".[11][12] She has won awards from the American Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio-Television News Directors Association, and the New York and Columbus festivals.
In September 2015, she was Senior Correspondent on a team that won the News & Documentary Emmy Award for her coverage of the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia.[13]
She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[14]
She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Huron University College in 2023.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "A glimpse at the careers of the new hosts of 'The National' - CityNews Toronto". toronto.citynews.ca. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "Alumni Western". University of Western Ontario. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Ray Arsenault obituary". Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.
- ^ Lynde-Smith, Jena (2019-12-23). "Peter Stursberg Lecture: Adrienne Arsenault Biography". Carlton University. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "St. Clement's School Life & Reflection Stories". St. Clement's School. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ Guy Dixon (May 26, 2006). "CBC News Shuffles its Foreign Correspondents". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "CBC Reports from abroad". Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Princess Anne Says a Slimmed-Down Monarchy 'Doesn't Sound Like a Good Idea from Where I'm Standing'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Brewington, Autumn (2023-05-03). "Opinion | Princess Anne, the no-nonsense royal, once again just gets on with it". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Watters, Haydn (2017-08-01). "Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Canada's Award Database". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. 2011-02-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "Synopsis". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. 2011-02-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
- ^ "CBC News wins International Emmy for Ebola coverage in Liberia". CBC News. Sep 28, 2015. Retrieved Feb 9, 2021.
- ^ "Gord Downie's Secret Path, Amazing Race and CBC News among Canadian Screen Awards winners". CBC News, March 26, 2019.